London, UK - White Light, a leading supplier of lighting and AV for events
and entertainment, has helped to transform London's Old Sorting Office venue
for a unique temporary exhibition which focuses on ideas and perceptions of
environmental conservation. Titled Here Today... after the phrase "here
today, gone tomorrow", the exhibit brings together works from more than 50
international artists including Andy Warhol, Gavin Turk, Peter Blake and
Douglas Gordon to recognise the 50th Anniversary of The IUCN Red List of
Threatened and Endangered Species.
The venue, once the largest sorting office for the Royal Mail in London, now
serves as an events space hosting private events, fashion shows, and unique
exhibitions. For Here Today. the space was completely transformed with
additional walls, scenic pieces, and lighting. Made up of eight distinct
chapters, the exhibit's path takes visitors on a multi-media journey which
includes paintings, sculpture, projection, and performance art. Curators
Artwise called upon Lighting Designer Tupac Martir of Satore Studios to
illuminate the entire project while White Light provided the lighting
equipment, rigging, control, and on-site support needed to make the
transformation complete.
Martir approached the design with an initial walk-through of the space,
deciding on lighting for each room in succession, with respect to its place
in the visitor's journey, then examining the design as a complete package.
"It's not just about lighting each work on its own - I had to consider how
each space fit, what came before and after, and how the audience was going
to interact with each piece," Martir explained.
To realise the lighting design, Martir worked closely with White Light's
Dominic Yates who oversaw the lighting installation and programming teams
for White Light. The final design consisted of a mixture of LED and tungsten
sources with products including ETC Source Four Mini profiles and Source
Four Lustr+ LED profiles, Chromlech Elidy LED washes, and ADB Lighting ALC4
wash lights. White Light also provided Prolyte trussing for the project,
which was installed on-site in less than 24 hours, giving the other
production crews more time for the scenic build.
Having worked with White Light previously, Martir describes why the Here
Today. project was a perfect fit for the company, usually known for its work
in both theatre and events markets: "This was a project where we needed an
impeccable standard of kit and a crew that could be flexible to handle any
changes. With White Light's background dealing with high profile clients,
sensitive spaces, and fast paced events - I wouldn't have picked anyone else
for the job! When it came to dealing with any changes, their London location
was able to provide additional deliveries with no time wasted."
The team also worked with the exhibit's Production Manager Trevor Smith in
order to integrate lighting with other production elements such as scenery
and projection. Of the White Light team Smith said, "The team did everything
asked of them and more - all in good humour."
The White Light team was on site for just over a week to complete the work
ahead of opening night, which took place on November 24th. Here Today. runs
through December 17th at the Old Sorting Office in Central London. For more
info about the exhibit visit